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Khalil and Inah Same Day Edit Wedding Video

admin — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 03:36:14 +0000

Last month, I got a call from Inah. It was surprising because soon-to-wed couples normally book their wedding videographer at least 6 months before the wedding. Soon-to wed couples today have changed their behavior not just towards wedding videography, but also in booking other wedding suppliers. Why? The wedding industry is rapidly growing and more and more wedding suppliers come around.

Before Inah called, she’s done her research already; she knows what she wanted for her wedding video. She watched my wedding videos including Former PNP Chief Art Lomibao and Jacky Tui’s wedding. You know what? Inah’s dad is the current PNP Chief of Caloocan City.

Khalil and Inah were among our few young couples with very minimal specifications for their wedding video, yet, very happy with the result. Watch the same day edit wedding video.

Khalil Catabay and Maria Cristina Santos wedding
13 September 2009
Wedding preps at the Crowne Plaza
Church ceremony and reception at the Fernwood Gardens

Rommel and Marivic Same Day Edit Wedding Video

admin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 03:53:50 +0000

A good wedding video always starts with a good concept. The real challenge for a wedding videographer is to execute the said concept given the limited editing time for the Same Day Edit wedding video.

Kiko and Eileen Same Day Edit is a perfect example of a perfect concept. Rommel was present during that wedding event and he told us that he was impressed. That was 3 years ago, but Rommel and Marivic booked us to be their wedding videographer as well.

Rommel and Marivic Same Day Edit wedding video has its own challenges. How the two met is an important part in the video. Marivic is a friend of Kiko, while Rommel is a cousin of Eileen. Therefore, it was Kiko and Eileen who introduced the two to each other.

It was a long distance relationship. Rommel is based in L.A. while Marivic is in Manila. Their day-to-day typical life apart is by going online everyday. The couple wanted a chatting session to be included too in the same day wedding video.

It took me a hard time documenting the chatting session from two different hotel rooms. Imagine directing two scenes in two different locations but you can only be in one location. Well, I can say it was all worth it. These kinds of requests set apart our wedding videography style from the rest of Philippine wedding videographers.

Rommel Rufon and Marivic Jamilla wedding
5 September 2009
Wedding preps and reception at the Renaissance Hotel
Ceremony at the National Shrine of the Sacred Heart

Wedding Video is not just for the bride…Carroll and Gladys Wedding

admin — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:03:23 +0000

Yes, it’s always the bride and the groom and the families and friends. But most wedding video coverages focus on the bride specially during the on-the-day wedding preps.

That’s why the Reality Wedding Video coverage team made it sure that Carroll, the groom will have exposure more than the usual coverage for the groom, and so we covered him while he was at the gym and spa.

This same day edit wedding video is more than the usual. Why? We used 4 songs for the entire presentation. Not only that, we had crane set-up too, inside the church.

Watch the same day edit wedding video.

Life apart…Carroll and Gladys Love Story Wedding Video.

The objective is to show the life of the couple while Carroll, the groom is in the United States and Gladys, the bride is in the Philippines. This was done by taking home videos and cell phone footages by the couple themselves.

The wedding preps was also on the highlights and it was well documented.

What I did on the other hand were the interviews and prenup footages. But the real challenge was developing the story and putting all these things together from 10 hours raw footages into a 7-10 minutes presentation.

It took me several days to come out with the final edit.

Watch the love story wedding video.

Carroll Perez and Gladys Lina wedding
1 August 2009
Wedding preps at Makati Shangri-la and Astoria Plaza
Church ceremony at Immaculate Conception Cathedral, Pasig
Wedding reception at The Blue Leaf Pavilions, Makati

A Japanese – Filipino Christian Wedding: Nobuyuki and Elena Kiyozuka Wedding Videos

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:52:43 +0000

One of a kind Hello Kitty themed wedding of Nobuyuki and Elena Kiyozuka, a Japanese – Filipino Christian wedding held at Patio Isabel y Jardin on July 18, 2009.

When I asked Ms. Elena why “Hello Kitty”, she said, it’s her favorite cartoon character. Her bedroom in Japan is a Disney Land full of Hello Kitty. Name it and she all have them in different forms, shapes and sizes. She also added that she grew up in a poor family that can’t even afford to buy any stuff toys, and so this time, collecting Hello Kitty is her recreation and past time. She also added that given her past, she is proud of her humble beginnings.

Mr. Nobuyuki was in full support. He knows this makes her bride happy, and so he involved himself also in looking for unique Hello Kitty wedding souvenirs.

Now, the same day edit wedding video is full of feelings. Truly personal vows are coming from within, and the video captured as it is, revealing the heart and soul of the couple.

The Love Story wedding video is an overpowering love story. Her life as she struggled to survive together with her son Yoshihiro who was just 5 years old then. She met Nobuyuki, and they started as a friends, business partners and advisers. Without their knowing they fell in love. The couple’s love affair was unknown to the people around them for 16 years.

The final edited wedding video is not only a situation of heartfelt emotions but a mix of funny scenes as well. Given the personality of the bride, who will not laugh out loud while she is wearing her wedding gown…?

Wedding Highlight production soon…

We all enjoyed, even the witty yet very sensible couple themselves, the post wedding interview. And also they were very kindhearted.

Nobuyuki and Elena Kiyozuka wedding
18 July 2009
Patio Isabel y Jardin

Paul and Rhoda Same Day Edit Wedding Video

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 07:20:57 +0000

More life, more moments, more reality scenes captured and perfectly incorporated in the same day edit wedding video.

Watch Paul Caanic and Rhoda Alvarez same day edit wedding video.

Paul Caanic and Rhoda Alvarez wedding
24 June 2008
Wedding ceremony at Santuario de San Jose
Preparation and wedding reception at the Crowne Plaza Hotel

Awesome wedding party, awesome wedding videography – Alex and Kathy Wedding

admin — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:01:18 +0000

Wedding video coverage started at the wedding reception capturing the venue set-up, from the decorations, flower table tops, sound system, etc. The make-up and pictorial of the bride with natural sounds, including Pat Dy’s, the photographer, instructions, makes you feel the moment. Stories behind the making of the gown will make you appreciate the gown more. And Bizu’s executive chef preparing the food is also part of the video. Whew…too much effort indeed. Most of all, the first kiss just right after the wedding ceremony rocks!

Watch the Same Day Edit Wedding Video.

Wedding reception with awesome, fun drinking crowd made this wedding video worth watching. Watch the Wedding Reception Segment Highlights.

his is another awesome wedding videography from us.

Alex Lirio and Katherine Polotan wedding
6 June 2009
Manila Peninsula Hotel
St. Alphonso de Liguori, Magallanes, Makati City
The Blue Leaf Pavilions

Spouses Capiral – Wedding Videography, the Reality TV approach

admin — Wed, 27 May 2009 03:26:48 +0000

Cedrick and Cathy were among the thousands of couples who were given a copy of our DVD samplers distributed at the bridal fairs. We created a wedding video invite, too, for the couple in one of the bridal fairs during the last quarter of last year.

Anyways, Shiny Happy People by REN, the music we used for the Same Day Edit wedding video is something I first heard after Cedrick told me that this was the song they decided to used for the same day edit. At first it sounded weird, but eventually I began to love it. I believe that a unique music will set us different from the usual wedding videography, the MTV wedding videographers. You know what, I had a “last music syndrome” – singing it every now and then after editing the video.

I like this same day edit wedding video because of the reality scenes in the edit, like the scene Cedrick cleaning his shoes using a old under ware. Also the scene where he asked the cameraman to enter the room showing his brother undressed?!!! I also liked Cathy talking to the camera like giving instructions to follow her or the hard time zipping her gown.

These are the elements we prioritized in wedding videography more than camera movements or using glide or special lenses. After all, we are Reality TV; not an MTV wedding video

Cedrick Capiral and Cathy Cariño wedding
16 May 2009
Seven Suites, Antipolo City
St. Jerome Parish, Morong, Rizal
Jardin de Marimar, Antipolo City

Reality Wedding Video – Finalist for the 2nd Sony Wedding Video Competition

admin — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:28:23 +0000

D.A. and Kat decided to choose us to cover their wedding after watching our winning piece in the 1st Sony Wedding Video Competition, realizing that we could tell their story best through our Documentary-Reality TV approach of wedding videography.

Our entry this year had postnup, prenup, pre-wedding interview and post wedding interview. The postnup, showed the life of a typical couple after the wedding, every morning having coffee together and every evening from work having dinner. The prenup, reflected the couple’s bubbly and fun personality. In the pre-wedding interview, they separately shared their love story. And the post wedding interview, they told about their wedding experience and quoted their messages to each other from their favorite movie, PS I Love You.

As the wedding videographer, my objective was to show a new element in this wedding video. So, we decided to use chroma visual effects and graphics. First, we used chroma showing a skyline to reveal the couple having coffee in the dining area. Second, we used chroma to enhance the personality of the couple for the prenup scenes. And finally, we used chroma for the first dance during the reception. We took effort creating the lighting effect for the interviews. We also used camera stabilizers in shooting the make-up scene of the couple, from the face of the bride gliding down to the hand of the make-up artist following the hand of another make-up artist then gliding up the face of the groom and repeating the process. We also used crane for the opening and ending scenes. We had trial edits during the shooting to make sure we could achieve the visual effects we wanted.

For the wedding video story line, our objective is to show that after the wedding, it’s just the start of the married life, and what matters most is living your best life.

As for the editing, it took us three days to edit the chroma effects alone. Another day researching for music, two days for story editing and another day putting all the things together. And finally, a day for color corrections.

We are grateful that our wedding videographer friends as well as friends from the broadcast industry contributed talents, effort and resources for this project. Danny Ballesteros, Reality Wedding Video Videographer and a long time friend from ABS-CBN. Sonny Castillo, my cousin and also one of the key videographer of Reality Wedding Video. Gabby Cua, another friend from ABS-CBN, who took charge of the visual effects. Noe Dela Cruz, Albert Avendano and Noel Cua. Jio Villegas for the crane and also Garry Garza. Also our couples Greggy and Joanna, and Cedrick and Cathy. And of course D.A. and Kat who supported us all the way.

Cathy, my wife, for the admin support and believing in everything that I envision. Yael, my eldest daughter who brainstormed with me during the story editing.

To sum it all, we took a lot of effort, but, in the end, it always depends on the judges and the audience who participated in the voting process. Reality Wedding Video ending up with the top 4 finalists is enough reward for all the efforts. This wedding video is definitely a showcase of our wedding videography artistry.

D.A. Rulloda and Kat Reyes wedding
7 November 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Ortigas
Manila Cathedral, Intramuros, Manila
One Esplanade, SM Mall of Asia

Erwin and Lisette Same Day Edit Wedding Video

admin — Fri, 01 May 2009 18:59:57 +0000

6am. I’m done editing the Love Story Wedding Video and the Entourage Opening VTR. Got a nap up to 9am then proceeded to the preps at Intercon. There I realized the music for the same day edit wedding video is too long, won’t you believe 6mins music for an onsite video?

I started working relaxed while figuring out the appropriate treatment for the same day edit wedding video. I started embedding the pre-recorded voice-over of Dr. Erwin and Dr. Lisette. We had a pre-recording of wedding vows primarily for the same day edit wedding video. This was done a week before the wedding during one of the location shootings. So while embedding the voice-over, there I realized the music is a bit long. So I need to think of more elements to be included in the video.

I thought interviewing Dr. Lisette will be a great idea. Dr Erwin is not at the hotel though, but still this will make the video more interesting. Imagine half of the presentation is allocated for the preps portion and all footages will be coming from the brides prep only.

The next challenge was to take footages of Dr. Erwin at the church before the walk starts; this somehow will balance the exposure with the bride.

At the wedding reception, I learned that the same day edit wedding video will be showed at the early part of the program. That added more pressure on my part. But you know what? We were ready 10 minutes before the playback time. Yahoo!!! I’m happy with the outcome and I believe that the couple and the guests enjoyed not just the onsite video but all the 3 video presentations.

Anthony Erwin Hembrador and Lisette Candelaria wedding
28 April 2009
Preps at the Inter Continental Manila
Church at the Santuario de San Antonio
Reception at the Blue Leaf Pavilion